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Hi, thought I wd get my feet wet and join a discussion. I am an older (very much older) adult going to college. Actually I have my masters degree and would like to find money to get a doctorate. So far nothing out there for people like me.

There is help for doctoral students. An Education Statistics Quarterly reported that among the 2.7 million graduate and first-professional students (including fulltime and parttime students) enrolled during 1999–2000, about 6 of every 10 students received some financial aid.